Encryption device, encryption method, decryption device, and decryption method

ABSTRACT

There is provided an encryption device that is secure against a side channel attack, and can suppress a processing load. The encryption device includes a data encryption part in which at least part of a plurality of round functions for successively performing encryption processing on an input value is tabulated to be encrypted using a white-box model in which input/output values of the round function is able to be recognized from the outside. Each of the round functions includes a tabulated encryption function for encrypting an input value using a black-box model in which the input/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and an intermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, and the encryption function is updated with a random number.

CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION

This application is a National Stage Patent Application of PCTInternational Patent Application No. PCT/JP2018/020341 (filed on May 28,2018) under 35 U.S.C. § 371, which claims priority to Japanese PatentApplication No. 2017-156144 (filed on Aug. 10, 2017), which are allhereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to an encryption device, an encryptionmethod, a decryption device, and a decryption method.

BACKGROUND

In the related art, the following Non Patent Literatures 1 and 2disclose a technique by which security against a side channel attack isassumed to be improved by performing processing that is called maskingon an intermediate value of encryption to eliminate dependence betweenthe intermediate value and power consumption.

The following Patent Literatures 3 and 4 disclose an encryption schemethat is secure in a white-box model.

CITATION LIST Non Patent Literature

-   Non Patent Literature 1: J-S Coron, “Higher Order Masking of Look-up    Tables” EUROCRYPTO2014-   Non Patent Literature 2: T. S. Messerges, “Securing the AES    Finalists Against Power Analysis Attacks”, FSE 2000-   Non Patent Literature 3: A. Bogdanov and T. Isobe, “Whitebox    Cryptography Revisited: Space-hard Cipher”, ACM CCS 2015-   Non Patent Literature 4: A. Bogdanov; T. Isobe; Elmar Tischhauser,    “Towards Practical Whitebox cryptography: Optimizing Efficiency and    Space Hardness”, ASIACRYPT2016

SUMMARY Technical Problem

However, with the method disclosed in Non Patent Literatures 1 and 2,only part of the dependence between the intermediate value and powerconsumption can be eliminated, so that security that is provable for apre-assumed specific attack (d-th order attack) can be achieved, butsecurity against an attack other than the specific attack (d+1-th orderattack) cannot be ensured. That is, with the method disclosed in NonPatent Literatures 1 and 2, countermeasures can be taken whilesacrificing performance depending on an assumed attack level, butresistance to an attack beyond assumption cannot be ensured.

With the method disclosed in Non Patent Literatures 1 and 2, there isthe problem that a processing load is largely increased because maskingprocessing is performed, so that a processing speed is reduced, andimplementation performance is largely deteriorated. Specifically, withthe method disclosed in Non Patent Literatures 1 and 2, there is theproblem that the processing speed becomes about several tens of times toseveral thousands of times lower than that of AES as a typicalencryption technique.

On the other hand, with the method disclosed in Non Patent Literatures 3and 4, an attacker cannot acquire a cryptographic key but an encryptionfunction is constituted of a table, so that there is the problem thatthe security cannot be ensured in a case in which the attacker acquiresa table equivalent to the cryptographic key.

Thus, there has been a demand for an encryption operation that is secureagainst a side channel attack and can suppress the processing load.

Solution to Problem

According to the present disclosure, an encryption device is providedthat includes: a data encryption part in which at least part of aplurality of round functions for successively performing encryptionprocessing on an input value is tabulated to be encrypted using awhite-box model in which input/output values of the round function areable to be recognized from the outside, wherein each of the roundfunctions includes a tabulated encryption function for encrypting aninput value using a black-box model in which the input/output values areable to be recognized from the outside and an intermediate value is notable to be recognized from the outside, and

the encryption function is updated with a random number.

Moreover, according to the present disclosure, an encryption method isprovided that includes: tabulating at least part of a plurality of roundfunctions for successively performing encryption processing on an inputvalue to be encrypted using a white-box model in which input/outputvalues of the round function are able to be recognized from the outside,wherein each of the round functions encrypts an input value with anencryption function that is tabulated in a black-box model in which theinput/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and anintermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, andthe encryption function is updated with a random number.

Moreover, according to the present disclosure, a decryption device isprovided that includes: a data decryption part configured to performdecryption by an inverse operation of encryption processing, theencryption processing of tabulating at least part of a plurality ofround functions for successively performing encryption processing on aninput value to be encrypted using a white-box model in whichinput/output values of the round function is able to be recognized fromthe outside, wherein each of the round functions encrypts an input valuewith an encryption function that is tabulated in a black-box model inwhich the input/output values are able to be recognized from the outsideand an intermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside,the encryption function to be updated with a random number.

Moreover, according to the present disclosure, a decryption method isprovided that includes: performing decryption by an inverse operation ofencryption processing, the encryption processing of tabulating at leastpart of a plurality of round functions for successively performingencryption processing on an input value to be encrypted using awhite-box model in which input/output values of the round function areable to be recognized from the outside, wherein each of the roundfunctions encrypts an input value with an encryption function that istabulated in a black-box model in which the input/output values are ableto be recognized from the outside and an intermediate value is not ableto be recognized from the outside, the encryption function to be updatedwith a random number.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

As described above, the present disclosure is secure against a sidechannel attack, and can suppress a processing load.

The effects described above are not limitations, and any of the effectsdisclosed herein or another effect that may be grasped from the presentdescription may be exhibited in addition to the effects described above,or in place of the effects described above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a common key block cipher.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration ofa block (cipher function E) for performing encryption.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a Feistel structure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an SPN structure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a black-box model constitutedof a common key block cipher.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a white-box model constitutedof a common key block cipher.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outline of an encryptiontechnique according to an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the entire configuration, atype of F function/S function, and whether a table size can be changedfor each of a specific example (B), a specific example (C), a specificexample (D), and a specific example (E).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating processing corresponding to a ciphertype.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (B).

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the Ffunction.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating the entire configuration ina case in which n=n′=128, c=1, and d=16 in FIG. 10.

FIG. 13 illustrates a configuration of the F function in the example ofFIG. 12.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating the entire configuration ina case in which n=128, c=1, and d=8 in FIG. 10.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating the entire configuration ina case in which n=128, c=1, and d=4 in FIG. 10.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating the entire configuration ina case in which n=128, c=3, and d=16 in FIG. 10.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example in which thereare two F functions in one round, and n=128 and d=4.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (C).

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of each of Sfunctions illustrated in FIG. 18.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a case in which n=128 andd=8 in FIG. 18.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (D).

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (E).

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram for explaining security obtained byencryption according to the embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram for explaining security obtained byencryption according to the embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram illustrating a characteristic of agray-box model with respect to the black-box model and the white-boxmodel.

FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outline for generating ablock cipher that is secure in the gray-box model from a block cipherthat is secure in the white-box model.

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method of updating atable.

FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of updating the Ffunction with a random number in the basic configuration example of theFeistel structure illustrated in FIG. 3.

FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of updating the Ffunction with a random number in the specific configuration exampleillustrated in FIG. 15.

FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of updating the Sfunction with a random number in the configuration example using the SPNstructure as illustrated in FIG. 20.

FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application example forDigital Rights Management (DRM).

FIG. 32 is a schematic diagram illustrating FIG. 31 in more detail.

FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application example for apayment system utilizing emulation of NFC.

FIG. 34 is a schematic diagram illustrating FIG. 33 in more detail.

FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scheme that is secureagainst memory leak.

FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of encryptionthat is secure against a side channel attack.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The following describes a preferred embodiment of the present disclosurein detail with reference to the attached drawings. In the presentdescription and the drawings, constituent elements having substantiallythe same functional configuration are denoted by the same referencenumeral, and redundant description will not be repeated.

The description will be made in the following order.

1. Technique as precondition

2. Outline of embodiment

3. Specific configuration example

-   -   3.1. Specific example (B)    -   3.2. Specific example (C)    -   3.3. Specific example (D)    -   3.4. Specific example (E)

4. Regarding effect obtained by encryption related to white-box model

5. Configuration that is secure in gray-box model

6. Configuration example for decryption

7. Difference from existing technique

8. Example of application to which embodiment is applied

1. Technique as Precondition

There is known a common key block cipher technique that uses the samekey for encryption and decryption. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagramillustrating a common key block cipher, and illustrates an n-bit commonkey block cipher algorithm E corresponding to a key length of k-bit. Atthe time of encryption, ciphertext C (n-bit) is generated from plaintextP (n-bit) with a cipher function E using a k-bit secret key K. At thetime of decryption, the plaintext P (n-bit) is generated from theciphertext C (n-bit) with a decryption function D (=E⁻¹) using the k-bitsecret key K. With such a common key block cipher, for example, in acase in which data is transmitted to a communication channel asillustrated in FIG. 1, confidentiality of the plaintext for a wiretapper(hereinafter, also referred to as an attacker) can be achieved.

A bit length of the plaintext P and the ciphertext C is referred to as ablock size, which is represented by n herein. n may be an optionalinteger value, and is typically determined to be one value for eachblock cipher algorithm in advance. A block cipher having a block lengthof n is referred to as an n-bit block cipher in some cases. The bitlength of the secret key K is represented by k, and the bit length k ofthe key may be an optional integer value. The common key block cipheralgorithm corresponds to one or a plurality of key sizes. For example, aconfiguration may be such that a certain block cipher algorithm A has ablock size of n=128, and corresponds to the key size of k=128, k=192, ork=256.

A decryption algorithm D corresponding to the encryption algorithm E canbe defined as an inverse function E⁻¹ of the encryption algorithm E,receives the ciphertext C and the key K as an input, and outputs theplaintext P.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration ofa block (encryption function E) for performing encryption. Theencryption function E is constituted of a key schedule part 100 and adata encryption part 200. The key schedule part 100 receives the secretkey K as an input, and outputs an extended key K′ (bit length k′)obtained by extending the bit length through a certain determined step.The data encryption part 200 receives the plaintext P, receives theextended key K′ that has been extended from the key schedule part, andconverts data to output the ciphertext C. The data encryption part 200performs encryption by repeatedly processing a round function obtainedfrom the extended key K′.

It is assumed that the data encryption part 200 can be divided intoround functions as processing units. The round function receives twopieces of data as an input, processes the pieces of data inside itself,and outputs one piece of data. One of the pieces of input data is n-bitdata during the process of encryption, and an output of the roundfunction in a certain round is supplied thereto as an input for the nextround function. The other one of the pieces of input data is data ofpart of the extended key K′ output from the key schedule part 100, andthis key data is referred to as a round key. The total number of roundfunctions is referred to as a total round number. The total round numberis a value that is determined in advance for each encryption algorithm.Herein, the total round number is represented by R. Assuming that inputdata in the first round from an input side of the data encryption part200 is X₁, data input to the i-th round function is Xi, and the roundkey is RKi, the configuration of the data encryption part 200 isrepresented as in FIG. 2.

The round function may take various forms in accordance with the blockcipher algorithm. The round function can be classified in accordancewith a structure employed by the cipher algorithm. As representativestructures, an SPN structure, a Feistel structure, and an extendedFeistel structure are exemplified herein.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the Feistel structure. FIG. 4is a schematic diagram illustrating the SPN structure. In a basicconfiguration example of the Feistel structure illustrated in FIG. 3,n-bit input data X_(i) is divided into high-order n/2 bits and low-ordern/2 bits for each round function, and a size of data in each line is n/2bits. In this case, the high-order n/2 bits are input to an F function,and n/2 bits are output therefrom. This output is exclusive-ORed to therespective low-order n/2 bits. Thereafter, data in which the left partand the right part are replaced with each other is assumed to be outputdata X_(i+1). The F function is configured based on a non-linearfunction. Unlike the SPN structure, the F function is not necessarilysubstitution. Typically, the F function is not generated from the blockcipher, but generated by non-linear operation as light calculation.However, in the embodiment, the F function is generated from the blockcipher.

The extended Feistel structure (generalized Feistel structure) isobtained by extending the Feistel structure to cause the number of datadivisions to be three or more from two. Assuming that the number ofdivisions is d, various extended Feistel structures can be defined withthe number of divisions d. A size of an input/output of the F functionbecomes relatively small, so that it is appropriate for miniaturizedimplementation. Additionally, each round function can have a pluralityof F functions.

FIG. 17 (described later) illustrates an example of the extended Feistelstructure in a case in which d=4 and two F functions are applied inparallel in one round. In this example, RK1 _(i) and RK2 _(i) are causedto be key inputs for a first F function and a second F function,respectively. FIG. 14 (described later) illustrates an example of theextended Feistel structure in a case in which d=8 and one F function isapplied in one round. In this example, an input size to the F functionis n/8 bits, an output size from the F function is 7n/8 bits, and theoutput is divided into seven pieces of data of n/8 bits to beexclusive-ORed to the other seven pieces of 16-bit data. It is assumedthat n=128 bits.

In a basic configuration example of the SPN structure illustrated inFIG. 4, processing such as an exclusive OR operation with the round key,non-linear transformation, linear transformation, and the like areapplied to all pieces of n-bit input data. A non-linear transformationpart is referred to as an S-layer (Substitution-layer) and a lineartransformation part is referred to as a P-layer (Permutation-layer).Each of the S-layer and the P-layer is substitution (a bijectivefunction). In each round function, the n-bit input data Xi is dividedinto d sorts of data, and a size of the data in each line becomes n/d[bit]. The non-linear transformation operation is defined as an Sfunction, and a non-linear transformation operation S-layer(Substitution-layer) of an input/output of n/d [bit] is executed foreach piece of data. Thereafter, n-bit input/output linear transformationL is executed as a linear transformation P-layer (Permutation-layer).The linear transformation operation is defined as an L function.

As a security model of the block cipher, a black-box model and awhite-box model can be exemplified. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagramillustrating the black-box model constituted of a common key blockcipher. In the black-box model, a capacity of the attacker who wants toget the secret key can recognize and freely control input/output of theblock cipher, but the attacker cannot recognize an intermediate value ofthe block cipher. That is, the black-box model is a security model inwhich the attacker can access only the plaintext P and the ciphertext Cas an input and an output of the block cipher algorithm. An attack madeby the attacker can be classified into a known plaintext/ciphertextattack in which the attacker knows only a value of a pair of theplaintext P and the ciphertext C, and a chosen plaintext/ciphertextattack in which the attacker can further freely control the valueitself. In the black-box model, it is assumed that cipher operationitself is securely executed, and the attacker cannot see or falsify theintermediate value of the cipher. The black-box model corresponds to acase in which hardware support and the like are utilized, and tamperresistance of the cipher operation is guaranteed. A method ofimplementing a cipher algorithm for a black box is referred to asblack-box implementation. In such a black-box model, design can besecurely made so that the attacker cannot find the secret key. In theblack-box model, the block cipher is designed so that the secret key Kis difficult to be obtained in view of a calculation amount (resistanceto a key recovery attack), and the block cipher is difficult to bedistinguished from substitution with a pseudo-random key in view of acalculation amount (resistance to a distinguishing attack). A secureblock cipher for the black-box model can be, for example, implemented byan encryption technique such as AES, CLEFIA, PRESENT, and Piccolo.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a white-box model constitutedof a common key block cipher. The white-box model is a security modelassuming a stronger attacker than in the black-box model, and theattacker can freely access not only the plaintext P and the ciphertext Cas an input and an output of the block cipher algorithm but also theintermediate value of the arithmetic operation. In the white-box model,it is assumed that the attacker can freely control the plaintext P andthe ciphertext C as an input of the block cipher, and the attacker canalso see or falsify an optional intermediate value in the arithmeticoperation. The white-box model corresponds to a case in which tamperresistance cannot be guaranteed due to implementation constraint such asall software without support for hardware. Additionally, the white-boxmodel corresponds to a case in which the intermediate value is leakeddue to implementation vulnerability such as buffer overflow, malware,and the like. A method of implementing a cipher algorithm for a whitebox is referred to as white-box implementation. With the white-boximplementation, the block cipher can be configured only with software.

In this way, in the white-box model, the capacity of the attacker canrecognize and freely control input/output of the block cipher, and canrecognize and freely control the intermediate value of the block cipher.In the white-box model, it is required to be difficult for the attackerto obtain the key K in view of a calculation amount. Additionally,resistance to an attack directly using a code itself to be used as alarge key (what is called code lifting) instead of obtaining the key Kis required. The white-box model in which the attacker can recognize theintermediate value of the block cipher needs to have quantitativesecurity against such an attack.

2. Outline of Embodiment

The embodiment provides a technique of securely performing cipherdecryption and a technique of protecting the secret key in an unreliableexecution environment in the white-box model described above. As theunreliable environment, exemplified are a case in which the secret keycannot be securely kept, and a case in which the attacker can recognizethe intermediate value of the cipher operation.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outline of the encryptiontechnique according to the embodiment, and illustrates an encryptiondevice according to a basic configuration example (A). The block cipherE is configured with a plurality of tables 300, and each table isconfigured as a block cipher E′ (internal block cipher) that is securein the black-box model. Due to this, the secure block cipher E can beconfigured. In the white-box implementation, part or all of componentsconstituted of the block cipher E′ are tabulated to be implemented. Analgorithm for the block cipher E′ can be freely selected by the user.The encryption device can be configured with a central processing unitsuch as a CPU, and a computer program for causing the central processingunit to function. In this case, the computer program can be stored in arecording medium such as a memory included in the encryption device. Thetables constituting the block cipher can be stored in the recordingmedium included in the encryption device.

In this way, in the basic configuration example (A) according to theembodiment, the block cipher E that is secure in the white-box model isconfigured with the block cipher E′ that is secure in the black-boxmodel as a constituent element (component). The algorithm of theinternal block cipher E′ can be freely selected by the user, andreceived as an input. In the white-box implementation, a function basedon the internal block cipher E′ is caused to depend on a key, and partor all of the functions are implemented as a table. That is, theinternal block cipher E′ is generated to be tabulated with the extendedkey K′ output from the key schedule part 100. Through the tabulation,confidentiality of the key can be largely enhanced as compared with acase in which an encryption operation is performed each time.

As a specific example (B) of the configuration example (A), the blockcipher E has the Feistel structure and is constituted of F functions ofone type of input/output size, and the F function is generated based onthe internal block cipher E′. In this case, the F function is convertedfrom E′ by fixing part of the input of the internal block cipher E′ anddisregarding part of the output thereof. In the white-boximplementation, all of the F functions are implemented as a table.

As a specific example (C) of the configuration example (A), the blockcipher E has the SPN structure and is constituted of S functions of onetype of input/output size, and the S function is generated based on theinternal block cipher E′. In this case, the S function is constituted ofinternal block ciphers having the same size. In the white-boximplementation, all of the S functions are implemented as a table.

As a specific example (D) of the configuration example (A), the blockcipher E has the extended Feistel structure and is constituted of Ffunctions having a plurality of types of input/output size, and the Ffunction is generated based on the internal block cipher E′. In thiscase, the F function is generated by fixing part of the input of theinternal block cipher, and disregarding part of the output thereof. Inthe white-box implementation, part or all of the F functions areimplemented as a table.

As a specific example (E) of the configuration example (A), the blockcipher E has the SPN structure and is constituted of S functions havinga plurality of types of input/output size, and the S function isgenerated based on the internal block cipher E′. In this case, the Sfunction is constituted of internal block ciphers having the same size.In the white-box implementation, part or all of the S functions areimplemented as a table.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the entire configuration, thetype of the F function/S function, and whether the table size can bechanged for each of the specific example (B), the specific example (C),the specific example (D), and the specific example (E).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating processing corresponding to a ciphertype. In FIG. 9, first, the key K is caused to depend on the internalblock cipher E′ at Step S10, and a function E′_(K) with a key isgenerated. Next, the cipher type is determined at Step S12, and if thecipher type is the Feistel structure, the process proceeds to Step S14.At Step S14, the F function is generated from E′_(K). Next, at Step S16,the F function is tabulated. Next, at Step S18, the tables are connectedusing the Feistel structure, and the cipher function E is generated.

If the cipher type is determined to be the SPN structure at Step S12,the process proceeds to Step S20, and the S function is generated fromE′_(K). Next, the S function is tabulated at Step S22. Next, at StepS24, the tables are connected using the SPN structure, and the cipherfunction E is generated. After Steps S18 and S24, the process proceedsto Step S26, and a code is generated from a function based on the table.Due to this, a white-box encryption code is generated.

3. Specific Configuration Example

The following describes configuration examples and effects of thespecific example (B), the specific example (C), the specific example(D), and the specific example (E) in detail. Herein, it is assumed thatthe internal block cipher E′ is an n′-bit block cipher, and is secure inthe black-box model.

3.1. Specific Example (B)

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (B),and illustrates the configuration example using the generalized Feistelstructure. In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the n-bit input dataXi is divided into d sorts of data, and the size of the data in eachline is n/d bits. In this case, data of c sorts of lines is input to theF function with an input of c×n/d bits and an output of (d−c)×(n/d)(=n−(c×n/d)) [bit], and the output is divided into d−c sorts of data ofn/d [bit] to be exclusive-ORed to the other d−c sorts of lines. The Ffunction is configured based on the internal block cipher E′. Herein, itis assumed that a block size n′ of E′ satisfies n′>(d−c)×(n/d) andn′>c×(n/d) (condition 1). As illustrated in FIG. 10, a value of bitsinput to the block cipher E′ is output as a lower-order bit than a valueof bits obtained through the exclusive OR.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the Ffunction. The following describes a method of configuring the F functionwith the input of c×n/d [bit] and the output of (d−c)×(n/d) [bit] fromthe n′-bit internal block cipher E′. First, as illustrated in FIG. 11,of the input n′ [bit] of the internal block cipher E′, optionaln′−(c×n/d) [bit] is fixed to a constant value (for example, all 0), andthe input size is caused to be c×n/d. Next, optional (c×n/d) [bit] ofthe output is disregarded to cause the output size to be n′−(c×n/d). Inthis way, the F function is configured from an optional internal blockcipher E′ satisfying the condition 1 by fixing part of input bits anddisregarding part of outputs for the internal block cipher E′. Due totabulation, the F function is constituted of the table corresponding ton′-bit input/output. For example, in a case of 8-bit input/output,generated is a table in which an output value is associated with aninput value (0 to 255). By fixing part of the input bits anddisregarding part of the outputs for this table, the number ofinput/output bits such as 8-bit input and 120-bit output can beadjusted. In this case, to change the F function for each round, aconstant specific to the round is exclusive-ORed (XORed) to the outputof n′−(c×n/d) bits. For example, the constant specific to the round isassumed to be a round number, and the round number is XORed thereto. Ina case in which the round number is 4, 4 is XORed thereto. However, thisexclusive OR is performed after a table lookup, so that this arithmeticoperation itself is not included in the table. Due to this, the Ffunction different for each round can be represented with one sort of Ffunction table. Thus, the F function itself of each round function canbe configured in common, and a memory region for storing the table canbe largely reduced.

FIG. 12 to FIG. 15 are schematic diagrams illustrating specificconfiguration examples. FIG. 12 illustrates the entire configuration ina case in which n=n′=128, c=1, and d=16, and FIG. 13 illustrates theconfiguration of the F function in the example of FIG. 12. FIG. 14illustrates a case in which n=128, c=1, and d=8, FIG. 15 illustrates acase in which n=128, c=1, and d=4, and FIG. 16 illustrates a case inwhich n=128, c=3, and d=16.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example in which thereare two F functions in one round, and n=128 and d=4. In all of theexamples described above, the F function is implemented as a table inthe white-box implementation. In the examples of FIG. 12, FIG. 14, FIG.15, and FIG. 16, the table size (the size of the F function) is about3.84 [byte], 918 [Kbyte], 51.5 [Gbyte], and 218 [Mbyte], respectively.

3.2. Specific Example (C)

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (C),and illustrates a configuration example using the SPN structure. In theexample illustrated in FIG. 18, the n-bit input data Xi is divided intod sorts of data, and the size of the data in each line is n/d [bit]. Inthis case, an arithmetic operation (non-linear transformation operationS-layer (Substitution-layer)) is performed using the S function withinput/output of n/d [bit] for each piece of data. Thereafter, n-bitinput/output linear transformation is performed as an arithmeticoperation (linear transformation P-layer (Permutation-layer)) using theL function. In this case, the S function and the L function(input/output linear transformation L) are bijective functions, and theL function includes a round constant operation. The S function isconfigured based on the internal block cipher E′, but needs to be thebijective function, so that the S function cannot be configured bytransformation performed by fixing the input bits and disregarding partof the outputs for the internal block cipher E′ as illustrated in FIG.11. Thus, a block cipher of n/d [bit] needs to be used. Accordingly, acondition for the block size n′ of the internal block cipher E′ isn′=n/d (condition 2).

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of each ofthe S functions illustrated in FIG. 18. As illustrated in FIG. 19, thesize of input/output of the internal block cipher E′ constituting the Sfunction is n/d [bit]. Thus, for example, in a case of 8-bitinput/output, a table in which the input value (0 to 255) is associatedwith the output value is generated, and the arithmetic operation of theS function is performed with this table. The L function for performing alinear transformation operation is constituted of a square matrix, forexample. In a case in which the input/output of the S function is 8bits, the 8-bit output from the S function is input to the L function, asquare matrix of 8×8 matrix is multiplied by an 8-bit value, and an8-bit value is output from the L function. In this way, the L functionhas a function of diffusing the output value from the S function.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a specific configurationexample, and illustrates a case in which n=128 and d=8. The S functionis implemented as a table in the white-box implementation. The tablesize in FIG. 20 is about 256 [byte]. Also in a case of the S function,similarly to the case of the F function illustrated in FIG. 11, aconstant specific to the round can be XORed to the output of the Sfunction to change each S function. Due to this, the S function itselfcan be shared, so that a memory region for storing the table can belargely reduced.

3.3. Specific Example (D)

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (D),and illustrates a configuration example using a modified Feistelstructure. In the example illustrated in FIG. 21, the n-bit input datais divided into d sorts of data, and the size of the data in each lineis n/d, and the data is constituted of four types of F functions havingdifferent sizes. The F function with the input of n/d [bit] and theoutput of (n−n/d) [bit] is used in the first round, the F function withthe input of 2n/d [bit] and the output of (n−2n/d) [bit] is used in thesecond round, the F function with the input of 3n/d [bit] and the outputof (n−3n/d) [bit] is used in the third round, and the F function withthe input of 4n/d [bit] and the output of (n−4n/d) [bit] is used in thefourth round. These four rounds are bases, and optional rounds arerepeated. Similarly to the method illustrated in FIG. 11, the F functionhaving an optional size is generated from the internal block cipher E′,and the round constant is XORed to the output.

In the white-box implementation, part or all of the functions areimplemented as a table in accordance with a code (table size) desired bythe user. In a case in which n=128 and d=16, the table size of the Ffunction in each round is as follows: about 3.84 [byte] in the firstround, 918 [Kbyte] in the second round, 218 [Mbyte] in the third round,and 51.5 [Gbyte] in the fourth round. By selecting the F function to beimplemented as a table in accordance with a demand of the user, theentire code size can be adjusted. For example, by performing functionoperation each time without tabulating the fourth round function, theentire code size can be suppressed.

3.4. Specific Example (E)

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating the specific example (E),and illustrates a configuration example using a modified SPN structure.In the example illustrated in FIG. 22, the n-bit input data is dividedinto d sorts of data, the size of the data in each line is n/d, and thedata is constituted of three types of S functions having differentsizes. As S-layers in respective rounds, the S function withinput/output of n/d [bit], input/output of 2n/d [bit], and input/outputof 4n/d [bit] are used. In the white-box implementation, part or all ofthe functions are implemented as a table in accordance with a code(table size) desired by the user. For example, it is assumed that piecesof data of 8 [bit], 16 [bit], and 32 [bit] are implemented where n=128and d=8. The respective table sizes are 256 [byte], 132 [Kbyte], and17.2 [Gbyte]. By selecting the S function to be implemented as a tablein accordance with a demand of the user, the entire code size can beadjusted.

According to the embodiment, in the white-box model, security againstkey extraction is concluded to be security against a key recoveryproblem in the black-box model of the internal block cipher E′. This isbecause the internal block cipher E′ is implemented as a table in thewhite-box implementation, and the attacker can access only theinput/output of the table even in the white model. This matches with theblack-box model of the internal block cipher E′. By using a cipherhaving high reliability (for example, the AES) for an internal state(internal block cipher E′), the white-box model can also have securityequivalent to that of key recovery in the black-box model of theinternal block cipher E′.

Additionally, the attacker cannot reduce the table size unless knowing akey (Space-hardness). The attacker cannot calculate E′ without using atable operation unless knowing information of the key of the internalblock cipher E′. Thus, the given table cannot be converted into asmaller table. This means that, when the attacker makes a code liftingattack, large-volume data is required. A time required for extractingthe code is increased in proportion to the data size, so that codelifting work takes a long time. Additionally, if the entire code istaken, the size thereof cannot be compressed and large-volume data isrequired to be sent in distributing the code, so that a risk ofdistribution can be reduced.

Regarding external encoding, the security can be guaranteed withoutexternal encoding.

Furthermore, tables of various sizes corresponding to implementationrequirements can be configured. According to the specific example (B)and the specific example (C), an algorithm of an optional table size canbe configured by changing the value of the number of divisions d.According to the specific example (D) and the specific example (E), aplurality of table sizes can be implemented with the same algorithm byappropriately selecting a plurality of values of the number of divisionsd, or sizes of the F functions and the S functions to be used.

The user can freely select the internal block cipher E′. The internalblock cipher E′ can be freely selected as long as the condition for theinput/output size (the condition 1, the condition 2) is satisfied. In acase of being used in the black box, table implementation is notrequired, and an internal arithmetic operation can be directlyperformed. In this case, it is possible to meet various implementationneeds by appropriately selecting the internal block cipher E′. Forexample, by using the AES as the internal block cipher E′ and usingAES-NI, the internal block cipher E′ can be implemented as software veryrapidly, and can be implemented to be secure against a cache timingattack. By using Piccolo or Pride as software and a lightweight cipher,the internal block cipher E′ can be implemented even in an environmentin which implementation constraint such as a RAM size is large.

4. Regarding Effect Obtained by Encryption Related to White-Box Model

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram for explaining the security obtained bywhite-box model encryption according to the embodiment, and illustratesan example in which the F function based on the Feistel structureillustrated in FIG. 11 is configured with the AES. As described above,in the white-box model, the attacker can access the input/output of thetable. The problem that the key is obtained from the same table as thatin the black-box model of the internal block cipher E′ (white-box model)is equivalent to a key recovery attack of the AES (black-box model).Thus, by performing encryption according to the embodiment, the securityequivalent to that for the key recovery attack of the AES (black-boxmodel) can be ensured. In the white-box model, the security is concludedto be the security against a key recovery problem in the black-box modelof the internal block cipher E′. The attacker cannot reduce the tablesize unless knowing the key (Space-hardness).

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram for explaining the security obtained byencryption according to the embodiment, and illustrates a data amountthat is required at the time when the attacker makes an attack. For theattack, the secret key K cannot be acquired unless obtaining a verylarge amount of data. Specifically, the data amount needs to be 10^(4.4)to 10^(10.5) times larger than that for a 128-bit key. Even if theattacker can obtain the data, the data cannot be compressed, so thatlarge-volume data can be a deterrent against illegitimate distribution.

According to the embodiment, tables of various sizes corresponding toimplementation requirements can be configured. With the configurationsof the specific examples (B) and (C), an algorithm of an optional tablesize can be configured by changing the number of divisions d. With theconfigurations of the specific examples (D) and (E), a plurality oftable sizes can be implemented with the same algorithm by appropriatelyselecting a plurality of values of the number of divisions d, or sizesof the F functions and the S functions to be used. Furthermore, the usercan freely select an internal arithmetic operation for the table, andcan select an optimum internal arithmetic operation for the black-boximplementation.

5. Configuration that is Secure in Gray-Box Model

In the embodiment, the configuration of the block cipher that is securein the white-box model described above is partially changed to be securein a gray-box model. In the gray-box model, the attacker cannot obtainthe intermediate value of the arithmetic operation as in the white-boxmodel, but can obtain side channel information. Examples of the sidechannel information include information of electric power, informationof timing of an arithmetic operation, information obtained by probing achip, and information obtained at the time when a malfunction is causedby inputting strong electromagnetic waves and the like during anencryption operation. Each of these pieces of side channel informationis not the intermediate value itself of the arithmetic operation, butcan be utilized by the attacker for predicting the intermediate value.

FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram illustrating a characteristic of thegray-box model with respect to the black-box model and the white-boxmodel. In all of the black-box model, the gray-box model, and thewhite-box model, the attacker can see an input value and an outputvalue. The attacker cannot see the intermediate value of encryption inthe black-box model, but the attacker can see the intermediate value ofencryption in the white-box model. In the gray-box model, the attackercan predict the intermediate value from the side channel information asdescribed above. Thus, in the gray-box model, the attacker can partiallysee the intermediate value. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 25, thecapacity of the attacker is the highest in the white-box model, and islowered in the gray-box model and the black-box model in this order.

In the gray-box model, the capacity of the attacker is lower than thatin the white-box model, and the block cipher described above is notsecure, so that the table may be restored by a side channel attack inthe gray-box model. When the table is restored, the ciphertext isrestored although the cryptographic key is not found. Thus, the securityin the gray-box model is required to be maintained while maintaining thesecurity in the white-box model.

Thus, in the embodiment, a cipher that is secure against the sidechannel attack (a cipher that is secure in the gray-box model) isgenerated from the block cipher that is secure in the white-box modeldescribed above. FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outlinefor generating the block cipher that is secure in the gray-box modelfrom the block cipher that is secure in the white-box model. Asillustrated in FIG. 26, the block cipher that is secure in the gray-boxmodel is generated by dynamically updating the table using a randomnumber that cannot be used in the white-box model but can be used in thegray-box model. Due to this, it is possible to prevent the attacker inthe gray-box model who aims to acquire the table from acquiring thetable.

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method of updating atable. FIG. 27 illustrates one F function (table). An input size of datato the F function is assumed to be n_(in), and an output size of datafrom the F function is assumed to be n_(out). At the time of updatingthe table, a random number r_(out) of n_(out) bits is generated, and arandom number r_(in) of n_(in) bits is selected. An exclusive OR of theinput and the random number r_(in) is taken, and a result thereof isinput to the F function. Additionally, an exclusive OR of the outputfrom the F function and the random number r_(out) is taken, and a resultthereof is output. Due to this, the F function (F(i)) is updated to beF′(i) as follows.F′(i)=F(i{circumflex over ( )}r _(in)){circumflex over ( )}r _(out)

In this case, even if the F function (table) is updated, a function ofthe entire function needs to be maintained. Due to this, the randomnumber r_(in) is selected so that the random number r_(out) is canceled.FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of updating the Ffunction with a random number in the basic configuration example of theFeistel structure illustrated in FIG. 3. In the Feistel structure afterthe update, an exclusive OR of the input of each F function and a randomnumber r^(x) _(in) is operated, and an exclusive OR of the output ofeach F function and a random number r^(x) _(out) is operated. In thiscase, the round number is x+1.

As described above, the exclusive OR of the output of each F functionand the random number r^(x) _(out) is operated. On the other hand, avalue of the random number r_(in) on an input side is adjusted to causethe Feistel structure before the update illustrated in the left drawingof FIG. 28 to be equivalent to the Feistel structure after the updateillustrated in the right drawing thereof. As a precondition, of piecesof data P_(L) and P_(R) obtained by dividing the plaintext P into twopieces, an exclusive OR of P_(L) and the random number r⁰ _(in) isoperated. Among random numbers on the input side, only r⁰ _(in) cannotbe obtained by adjustment, and is an optional random number similar tothe random number r^(x) _(out) on the output side.

In FIG. 28, random numbers r¹ _(in), r² _(in), r³ _(in), r⁴ _(in), . . ., and r^(x) _(in) on the input side are calculated as follows.

r_(in)¹ = r_(out)⁰ r_(in)² = r_(in)⁰⋀r_(out)¹ r_(in)³ = r_(in)¹⋀r_(out)²r_(in)⁴ = r_(in)²⋀r_(out)³ … r_(in)^(x) = r_(in)^(x − 2)⋀r_(out)^(x − 1)

For example, in a case of adjusting a value of r¹ _(in) in the Feistelstructure after the update in FIG. 28, the input to each F functionneeds to match with the input to each F function in the Feistelstructure before the update. In the Feistel structure after the update,an exclusive OR of P_(L) and the random number r⁰ _(in) is operated, andwhen the exclusive OR is repeatedly operated two times, the data isreturned to be original data. Accordingly, when the exclusive OR ofP_(L) and r⁰ _(in) is operated again before being input to an F0function, an input to the F0 function matches with that in the Feistelstructure before the update. Similarly, in the Feistel structure afterthe update, regarding an input to an F1 function, r⁰ _(out) isexclusive-ORed to the output from the F0 function and an input P_(R)thereto, so that, when r⁰ _(out) is exclusive-ORed thereto again beforebeing input to the F1 function, the input to the F0 function matcheswith that in the Feistel structure before the update. Thus, r¹ _(in)=r⁰_(out) is satisfied.

Similarly, regarding an input to an F2 function in the Feistel structureafter the update, it can be found that data is masked with r⁰ _(in) andr¹ _(out) in a data flow before r² _(in) is exclusive-ORed (indicated bythe arrow A1 in FIG. 28) as compared with a data flow in the Feistelstructure before the update. The data is returned to be the originaldata when the exclusive OR is repeatedly operated two times, so that,when the exclusive OR of the data to be input to the F2 function and r²_(in) is taken assuming that r² _(in)=r⁰ _(in){circumflex over ( )}r¹_(out) the data matches with the input to the F2 function in the Feistelstructure before the update.

In this way, the random numbers r¹ _(in), r² _(in), r³ _(in), r⁴ _(in),. . . and r^(x) _(in) as described above can be calculated.

As illustrated in FIG. 28, final output values in the Feistel structureafter the update are C_(L){circumflex over ( )}r⁴ _(in) andC_(R){circumflex over ( )}r³ _(in){circumflex over ( )}r⁴ _(out), a maskr⁴ _(in) is applied to a final output value C_(L) in the Feistelstructure before the update, and a mask r³ _(in){circumflex over ( )}r⁴_(out) is applied to C_(R). Due to this, by eliminating these masks, thesame output values C_(L) and C_(R) as those in the Feistel structurebefore the update can be obtained.

FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of updating the Ffunction with a random number in the specific configuration exampleillustrated in FIG. 15. The update method is the same as that in theexample of FIG. 28. Also in FIG. 29, by adjusting the random numbers r¹_(in), r² _(in), r³ _(in), r⁴ _(in), . . . and r^(x) _(in) on the inputside with respect to random numbers r_(B) ⁰ _(out), r_(B) ⁰ _(out),r_(C) ⁰ _(out), r_(A) ¹ _(out), r_(B) ¹ _(out), r_(C) ¹ _(out), . . . onthe output side of the F function, the configuration is enabled to beequivalent to the configuration in FIG. 15 before being updated with arandom number.

For example, regarding the input to the F2 function in the configurationof FIG. 29, it can be found that the data is masked with r_(B) ⁰ _(out)and r_(A) ¹ _(out) in a data flow before r² _(in) is exclusive-ORed(indicated by the arrow A2 in FIG. 29) as compared with the data flow inFIG. 15 that is not updated with a random number. The data is returnedto be the original data when the exclusive OR is repeatedly operated twotimes, so that, when the exclusive OR of the data to be input to the F2function and r² _(in) is taken assuming that r² _(in)=r_(A) ¹_(out){circumflex over ( )}r_(B) ⁰ _(out), the data matches with theinput to the F2 function in the configuration of FIG. 15 before theupdate. The random numbers r¹ _(in), r² _(in), r³ _(in), r⁴ _(in), . . .and r^(x) _(in) on the input side of another F function are obtained asfollows using the same method.r ¹ _(in) =r _(A) ⁰ _(out)r ² _(in) =r _(A) ¹ _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r _(B) ⁰ _(out)r ³ _(in) =r _(A) ² _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r _(B) ¹ _(out){circumflex over ( )}r _(C) ⁰ _(out)r ⁴ _(in) =r _(A) ³ _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r _(B) ² _(out){circumflex over ( )}r _(C) ¹ _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r ⁰ _(in)r ⁵ _(in) =r _(A) ⁴ _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r _(B) ³ _(out){circumflex over ( )}r _(c) ² _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r ¹ _(in)r ^(x) _(in) =r _(A) ^(x-1) _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r _(B) ^(x-2)_(out) {circumflex over ( )}r _(C) ^(x-3) _(out) {circumflex over ( )}r^(x-4) _(in)

Also in FIG. 29, a mask is applied to the final output value after the Ffunction is updated with a random number, but the same output value asthat in the configuration before the update can be obtained byeliminating the mask.

FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of updating the Sfunction with a random number in the configuration example using the SPNstructure as illustrated in FIG. 20. A random number is exclusive-ORedto the front and the rear of each S function. In this case, thefollowing relation is established between random numbers r_(A) ^(r−1)_(out), r_(B) ^(r−1) _(out), R_(C) ^(r−1) _(out) and r_(D) ^(r−1) _(out)on the output side of the S function in the (r−1)-th round and randomnumbers r_(A) ^(r) _(in), r_(B) ^(r) _(in), r_(C) ^(r) _(in), and r_(D)^(r) _(in) on the input side of the S function in the r-th round. InFIG. 30, the L function in FIG. 20 is denoted by a sign M. Due to this,the random numbers r_(A) ^(r−1) _(out), r_(B) ^(r−1) _(out), R_(C)^(r−1) _(out), and r_(D) ^(r−1) _(out) on the output side of the Sfunction in the (r−1)-th round can be cancelled by the random numbersr_(A) ^(r) _(in), r_(B) ^(r) _(in), r_(C) ^(n) _(in), and r_(D) ^(r)_(in) on the input side of the S function in the r-th round.

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{pmatrix}{{r_{A}}^{r}}_{in} \\{{r_{B}}^{r}}_{in} \\{{r_{C}}^{r}}_{in} \\{{r_{D}}^{r}}_{in}\end{pmatrix} = {M \cdot \begin{pmatrix}{{r_{A}}^{r - 1}}_{out} \\{{r_{B}}^{r - 1}}_{out} \\{{r_{C}}^{r - 1}}_{out} \\{{r_{D}}^{r - 1}}_{out}\end{pmatrix}}} & {{Expression}\mspace{14mu} 1}\end{matrix}$

Next, the following describes security of the function (table) that isupdated by the method described above. In the F function illustrated inFIG. 27, the F function before the update is assumed to be apseudo-random function, and r^(i) _(in) and r^(i) _(out) in the i-thround are assumed to be random numbers. The pseudo-random function is afunction with which, even if the attacker can access an input/output ofboth of a true random function and the pseudo-random function, theattacker cannot discriminate therebetween.

In FIG. 27, the updated F′(i) is also a pseudo-random function. Theinformation of r^(i) _(in) and r^(i) _(out) is not leaked from theupdated F′(i). Additionally, the information of the F function beforethe update is not leaked from the updated F′(i). Thus, a random function(table) can be generated at each update.

Next, the following describes an update timing. The function may beupdated with a random number every time the data is input, but to reducethe processing load, a frequency of update is preferably lowered in arange in which the attacker cannot recover the table.

In this case, to recover X sorts of tables by the attacker, at least Xtimes of encryption operations are required. The block cipher that issecure in the white-box model is secure even when the attacker acquires¼ or less of table entries. Thus, assuming that the number of entries ofthe table is 2^(n), it is sufficient that the table is updated perexecution of 2^(n−2). Due to this, the security can be reliablymaintained although ¼ or less of the table may be acquired by theattacker.

6. Configuration Example for Decryption

As described above, the decryption algorithm D corresponding to theencryption algorithm E can be defined as the inverse function E⁻¹ of theencryption algorithm E, receives the ciphertext C and the key K as aninput, and outputs the plaintext P. Also in the decryption algorithm D,the security equivalent to that of the black-box model can be ensured byconfiguring the table by black-box implementation.

7. Difference from Existing Technique

The following describes differences between the technique according tothe embodiment and the methods disclosed in Non Patent Literatures 1 and2 described above (referred to as a first existing technique), themethod disclosed in Non Patent Literatures 3 and 4 (referred to as asecond existing technique).

With a first existing technique, only part of the dependence between theintermediate value and power consumption can be eliminated, so thatsecurity that is provable for a pre-assumed specific attack (d-th orderattack) such as 1^(st) and 2^(nd) order attacks can be achieved, butsecurity against an attack other than the specific attack (d+1-th orderattack) such as a 3^(rd) order attack cannot be ensured. That is, thefirst existing technique is merely a countermeasure technique against alimited attack.

With the first existing technique, the processing load is largelyincreased because masking processing is performed, so that there is theproblem that a processing speed is reduced and implementationperformance is largely deteriorated. The first existing technique hasthe problem that the processing speed becomes about several tens oftimes to several thousands of times lower than that of the AES as atypical encryption technique.

With the second existing technique, the attacker cannot acquire thecryptographic key, but the security cannot be maintained in a case inwhich the attacker acquires information of a table that is substantiallyequivalent to the cryptographic key.

On the other hand, with the method of updating an encryption functionwith a random number according to the embodiment, resistance can beensured against all attacks including a side channel attack.Additionally, regarding the processing load, the method can be basicallyconfigured by adding a random number to the encryption function, so thatthe method can be implemented with a processing load that is largelylower than that of the first existing technique.

8. Example of Application to which Embodiment is Applied

The technique according to the embodiment can implement confidentialityof data in a communication channel as illustrated in FIG. 1, and can beapplied to various applications. The following describes some examplesof the application.

FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application example forDigital Rights Management (DRM). As illustrated in FIG. 31, encryptionis performed in a content server 400 on a cloud, and content (ciphertextC) is distributed to a user device 410 from the content server 400. Theuser device 410 is an electronic appliance such as a personal computer(PC) and a smartphone. The content (ciphertext C) is decrypted in theuser device 410.

FIG. 32 is a schematic diagram illustrating FIG. 31 in more detail. Thecontent server 400 encrypts content such as movies and music with awhite box encryption function. In the content server 400, a license isgenerated by a license generator 402 to be transmitted to the userdevice 410 together with the encrypted content. The user device 410verifies the transmitted license with a license verifier 412, and if thelicense is successfully verified, the user device 410 decrypts theencrypted content with a white-box decryption function.

In the Digital Rights Management as illustrated in FIG. 31 and FIG. 32,the content needs to be decrypted by the user device 410. In this case,if the key K is exposed, the content may be illegitimately distributed.That is, in an environment in which encryption is not secure, the userdevice 410 becomes an unreliable environment. According to theembodiment, it is possible to more securely prevent the secret key K ofthe content from being acquired by a malicious user with the white boxencryption technique.

FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application example for apayment system utilizing emulation of NFC. As illustrated in FIG. 33, inthis system, emulation is performed while bringing a user device 430closer to a reading device 420 of NFC. The user device 430 includes ahost CPU 432, an NFC controller 434, and a secure element 436.

FIG. 34 is a schematic diagram illustrating FIG. 33 in more detail. Aserver 440 on a cloud includes information for certifying a user(Credential information) and Payment information. The user device 430 isan electronic appliance such as a mobile appliance, and performsencryption communication with the server 440 to exchange information forcertification. The user device 430 also performs encryptioncommunication with the reading device 420 to exchange the informationfor certification. In the encryption communication, encryption isperformed by white-box encryption according to the embodiment. Thus, theuser device 430 includes a white-box cipher function and a decryptionfunction. By performing encryption by the white-box encryption,certification data related to payment can be protected, and emulation ofNFC is enabled to be performed even if the user device 430 does notinclude a secure element 436.

FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scheme that is also secureagainst memory leak. This system guarantees the security even in a casein which memory is leaked to the attacker due to vulnerability ofsoftware (buffer overflow, heart bleed), or malware. In a device 445having vulnerability to malware or memory leak, the security is notlowered unless data of several kilobytes, several gigabytes, or more isleaked due to a property of Space hardness of the white-box encryptionscheme. In the example of FIG. 35, assuming that the code size is T, thesecurity is not lowered unless data of T/4 or more is leaked. Spacehardness is a technique that can guarantee the security of the cipherunless memory of a certain size or more is leaked. This method iseffective especially in a case in which communication traffic volumefrom an external network is limited by an internal network.

FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of encryptionthat is secure against a side channel attack. The white-box encryptionscheme is typically used for software, but can also be used for hardwareas an encryption scheme that is secure against a side channel by beingimplemented using Reconfigurable Hardware (FPGA). For example, theencryption scheme is effective especially for a device that may besubjected to the side channel attack as hardware such as an IC card 450illustrated in FIG. 36.

The preferred embodiment of the present disclosure has been describedabove in detail with reference to the attached drawings, but thetechnical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to suchexamples. A person ordinarily skilled in the art of the presentdisclosure can obviously conceive various examples of variations ormodifications within a scope of technical idea described in CLAIMS, andit is obvious that these examples are also encompassed by the technicalscope of the present disclosure.

The effects described in the present description are merely explanationor examples, and are not limitations. That is, the technique accordingto the present disclosure can exhibit another effect that is obvious tothose skilled in the art from the description herein in addition to theeffect described above, or in place of the effect described above.

The following configurations are also encompassed by the technical scopeof the present disclosure.

(1) An encryption device comprising:

a data encryption part in which at least part of a plurality of roundfunctions for successively performing encryption processing on an inputvalue is tabulated to be encrypted using a white-box model in whichinput/output values of the round function are able to be recognized fromthe outside, wherein

each of the round functions includes a tabulated encryption function forencrypting an input value using a black-box model in which theinput/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and anintermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, and

the encryption function is updated with a random number.

(2) The encryption device according to (1), wherein a first coefficientis exclusive-ORed to an input value of the encryption function, a secondcoefficient is exclusive-ORed to an output value of the encryptionfunction, and at least the second coefficient is a random number.(3) The encryption device according to (2), wherein the firstcoefficient is adjusted to be a value that cancels a change in the dataencryption part that is caused when the second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to the output value.(4) The encryption device according to (3), wherein the firstcoefficient of the encryption function in an optional round is adjustedto be a value that cancels a change in the input value to the encryptionfunction in the optional round that is caused when the secondcoefficient is exclusive-ORed to the output value in a previous round ofthe optional round.(5) The encryption device according to (1), wherein

part of bits to be input to the round function is input to theencryption function, and

the encryption function causes part of bits that are able to be input tothe encryption function to be a fixed value and disregards part ofoutput values of the encryption function to output an output value ofthe number of bits corresponding to a difference between the number ofbits that are able to be input to the encryption function and the numberof bits input to the encryption function.

(6) The encryption device according to (5), wherein the round functionoperates an exclusive OR of bits that are not input to the encryptionfunction among the bits to be input to the round function and bits ofthe output value from the encryption function.(7) The encryption device according to (6), wherein the round functionoutputs a value of bits input to the encryption function and a value ofbits obtained by the exclusive OR.(8) The encryption device according to (7), wherein the round functionoutputs the value of bits input to the encryption function as alower-order bit than the value of bits obtained by the exclusive OR.(9) The encryption device according to any one of (5) to (8), wherein anexclusive OR of an output of the round function and a predeterminedvalue determined in advance is operated, and an obtained value is causedto be an input to the next round function or an output of the dataencryption part.(10) The encryption device according to any one of (1) to (9), whereinone of the round functions includes a plurality of the encryptionfunctions.(11) The encryption device according to any one of (5) to (9), wherein,among the round functions, a larger input value of bits is input to theencryption function for a round function at a later stage.(12) The encryption device according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein

one of the round functions includes a plurality of the encryptionfunctions,

bits to be input to the round function are divided to be input to theencryption functions,

the encryption functions perform a non-linear operation, and

the round function performs a linear transformation operation on aresult of the non-linear operation performed by the encryption functionsto be output.

(13) The encryption device according to (12), wherein the number of bitsto be input and the number of bits to be output are the same for each ofthe encryption functions.

(14) The encryption device according to (9) or (13), wherein the numbersof bits to be input to the respective encryption functions aredifferent.

(15) The encryption device according to any one of (1) to (14), whereinthe encryption function performs encryption with an extended key that isgenerated from a secret key corresponding to the data encryption part.

(16) An encryption method comprising:

tabulating at least part of a plurality of round functions forsuccessively performing encryption processing on an input value to beencrypted using a white-box model in which input/output values of theround function are able to be recognized from the outside, wherein

each of the round functions encrypts an input value with an encryptionfunction that is tabulated in a black-box model in which theinput/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and anintermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, and

the encryption function is updated with a random number.

(17) A decryption device comprising:

a data decryption part configured to perform decryption by an inverseoperation of encryption processing, the encryption processing oftabulating at least part of a plurality of round functions forsuccessively performing encryption processing on an input value to beencrypted using a white-box model in which input/output values of theround function is able to be recognized from the outside, wherein

each of the round functions encrypts an input value with an encryptionfunction that is tabulated in a black-box model in which theinput/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and anintermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, theencryption function to be updated with a random number.

(18) A decryption method comprising:

performing decryption by an inverse operation of encryption processing,the encryption processing of tabulating at least part of a plurality ofround functions for successively performing encryption processing on aninput value to be encrypted using a white-box model in whichinput/output values of the round function are able to be recognized fromthe outside, wherein

each of the round functions encrypts an input value with an encryptionfunction that is tabulated in a black-box model in which theinput/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and anintermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, theencryption function to be updated with a random number.

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The invention claimed is:
 1. An encryption device comprising: a dataencryption part in which part of at least one round function of aplurality of round functions for successively performing encryptionprocessing on an input value is tabulated to be encrypted using awhite-box model in which input/output values of the at least one roundfunction using the white-box model are able to be recognized from theoutside, wherein each round function of the plurality of round functionsincludes a tabulated encryption function for encrypting an input valueusing a black-box model in which the input/output values are able to berecognized from the outside and an intermediate value is not able to berecognized from the outside, wherein each tabulated encryption functionis updated with a random number, wherein at least one round function ofthe plurality of round functions includes a plurality of tabulatedencryption functions, wherein a first coefficient is exclusive-ORed toan input value of the encryption function, a second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to an output value of the encryption function, and atleast the second coefficient is a random number, wherein the firstcoefficient is adjusted to be a value that cancels a change in the dataencryption part that is caused when the second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to the output value, and wherein the data encryption partis implemented via at least one hardware processor.
 2. The encryptiondevice according to claim 1, wherein the first coefficient of theencryption function in an optional round is adjusted to be a value thatcancels a change in the input value to the encryption function in theoptional round that is caused when the second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to the output value in a previous round of the optionalround.
 3. The encryption device according to claim 1, wherein part ofbits to be input to each round function is input to the encryptionfunction, and the encryption function causes part of bits that are ableto be input to the encryption function to be a fixed value anddisregards part of output values of the encryption function to output anoutput value of the number of bits corresponding to a difference betweenthe number of bits that are able to be input to the encryption functionand the number of bits input to the encryption function.
 4. Theencryption device according to claim 3, wherein each round functionoperates an exclusive OR of bits that are not input to the encryptionfunction among the bits to be input to the round function and bits ofthe output value from the encryption function.
 5. The encryption deviceaccording to claim 4, wherein each round function outputs a value ofbits input to the encryption function and a value of bits obtained bythe exclusive OR.
 6. The encryption device according to claim 5, whereineach round function outputs the value of bits input to the encryptionfunction as a lower-order bit than the value of bits obtained by theexclusive OR.
 7. The encryption device according to claim 1, wherein anexclusive OR of an output of each round function and a predeterminedvalue determined in advance is operated, and an obtained value is causedto be an input to the next round function or an output of the dataencryption part.
 8. The encryption device according to claim 3, wherein,among the plurality of round functions, a larger input value of bits isinput to the encryption function for a round function at a later stage.9. The encryption device according to claim 1, wherein bits to be inputto the at least one round function including the plurality of tabulatedencryption functions are divided to be input to the encryptionfunctions, the encryption functions perform a non-linear operation, andthe at least one round function performs a linear transformationoperation on a result of the non-linear operation performed by theencryption functions to be output.
 10. The encryption device accordingto claim 9, wherein the number of bits to be input and the number ofbits to be output are the same for each of the encryption functions. 11.The encryption device according to claim 9, wherein the numbers of bitsto be input to the respective encryption functions are different. 12.The encryption device according to claim 1, wherein the encryptionfunction performs encryption with an extended key that is generated froma secret key corresponding to the data encryption part.
 13. Anencryption method comprising: tabulating part of at least one roundfunction of a plurality of round functions for successively performingencryption processing on an input value to be encrypted using awhite-box model in which input/output values of the at least one roundfunction using the white-box model are able to be recognized from theoutside, wherein each round function of the plurality of round functionsencrypts an input value with an encryption function that is tabulated ina black-box model in which the input/output values are able to berecognized from the outside and an intermediate value is not able to berecognized from the outside, wherein each tabulated encryption functionis updated with a random number, wherein at least one round function ofthe plurality of round functions includes a plurality of tabulatedencryption functions, wherein a first coefficient is exclusive-ORed toan input value of the encryption function, a second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to an output value of the encryption function, and atleast the second coefficient is a random number, and wherein the firstcoefficient is adjusted to be a value that cancels a change that iscaused when the second coefficient is exclusive-ORed to the outputvalue.
 14. A decryption device comprising: a data decryption partconfigured to perform decryption by an inverse operation of encryptionprocessing, the encryption processing of tabulating part of at least oneround function of a plurality of round functions for successivelyperforming encryption processing on an input value to be encrypted usinga white-box model in which input/output values of the at least one roundfunction using the white-box model are able to be recognized from theoutside, wherein each round function of the plurality of round functionsencrypts an input value with an encryption function that is tabulated ina black-box model in which the input/output values are able to berecognized from the outside and an intermediate value is not able to berecognized from the outside, each tabulated encryption function beingupdated with a random number, wherein at least one round function of theplurality of round functions includes a plurality of tabulatedencryption functions, wherein a first coefficient is exclusive-ORed toan input value of the encryption function, a second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to an output value of the encryption function, and atleast the second coefficient is a random number, wherein the firstcoefficient is adjusted to be a value that cancels a change in the dataencryption part that is caused when the second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to the output value, and wherein the data decryption partis implemented via at least one hardware processor.
 15. A decryptionmethod comprising: performing decryption by an inverse operation ofencryption processing, the encryption processing of tabulating part ofat least one round function of a plurality of round functions forsuccessively performing encryption processing on an input value to beencrypted using a white-box model in which input/output values of the atleast one round function using the white-box model are able to berecognized from the outside, wherein each round function of theplurality of round functions encrypts an input value with an encryptionfunction that is tabulated in a black-box model in which theinput/output values are able to be recognized from the outside and anintermediate value is not able to be recognized from the outside, eachtabulated encryption function being updated with a random number,wherein at least one round function of the plurality of round functionsincludes a plurality of tabulated encryption functions, wherein a firstcoefficient is exclusive-ORed to an input value of the encryptionfunction, a second coefficient is exclusive-ORed to an output value ofthe encryption function, and at least the second coefficient is a randomnumber, and wherein the first coefficient is adjusted to be a value thatcancels a change that is caused when the second coefficient isexclusive-ORed to the output value.